is putting together a 22-Pistepirkko boxset called "The singles" featuring exactly that, spread over 5CDs and 1 DVD -- 3 discs of the singles themselves and b-sides, 2 discs of live material and a DVD containing a new and expanded version of the "Off road manual" VHS. More here: https://www.bonevoyagerecordings.com/component/content/article/108-its-a-box-baby-22-pistepirkko-the-singles-plus
Swedish skatepunks Atlas Losing Grip will be heading back out on the road in the new year and will be doing a few shows with a reunited No Fun At All along the way:
01/11 - Hurricanes Pub, Tours (FRA)
01/12 - Heretic, Bordeaux (FRA)
01/13 - Sala Mogambo, Donostia-San Sebastián (ESP)
01/14 - La Antigua, Ovideo (ESP)
01/15 - Sala A Reserva, Carballo (ESP)
01/16 - tba, Porto (PT)
01/17 - Sala Supersonic, Cadiz (ESP)
01/18 - Santiago Alquimista, Lisbon (PT) w/No Fun At All
01/19 - Sala Live, Madrid (ESP) w/No Fun At All
01/20 - Sala rock City, Valencia (ESP) w/No Fun At All
01/21 - Estraperlo Club, Badalone (ESP) w/No Fun At All
01/22 - Sala Moscou, Torello (ESP), w/No Fun At All
01/23 - Connexion Cafe, Tolouse (FRA)
01/24 - La Fourmi, Limoges (FRA)
01/25 - Les Combustibles, Paris (FRA)
02/03 - Alter Stadtbahnhof, Schweinfurt (GER) w/ZSK
02/04 - Matrix, Bochum (GER) w/ZSK
02/10 - Faust, Hannover (GER) w/ZSK
02/11 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt Am Main (GER) w/ZSK
Gaffa has a rundown on a number of high-profile Danish acts set to release new music in early 2012 via : https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/55907 (in Danish)
Can't say I know all of the acts featured, but here's a new Xmas comp from with a new tune from Testbild! and others: https://moonlighting.bandcamp.com/album/through-ice-candlelight-shapes-like-your-starry-christmas-eyes
The new Riddarna album "Bakom molnen" is now officially confirmed for release on March 5 via .
A new video from Swedish indiepop act You Say France & I Whistle.
As tipped off by , here's some quality new hardcore outta Örebro by a band called Åtgärdslandet.
Ansiktet, the smooth r&b duo of Herbert "Afasi" Munkhammar & Erik "Lilla Sällskapet" Nordström, have a new song. Can't say if I like it much better than the last one, but it's not total garbage I suppose.
The upcoming Miike Snow album "Happy to you" has been confirmed for release on March 26.
Look for the new Simian Ghost single "Wolf girl" to be released on January 16, in the UK via and at home in Sweden via .
Swedish punk/hardcore label/blog D-takt & Råpunk has put together a comp of early punk influences which, besides including a number of obvious-yet-crucial picks (Dead Kennedys, Misfits, Sex Pistols, etc.), also has a few Swedish must-hears: https://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2011/12/never-mind-twenty-first-century-fth-1.html
And when you're done with that, check this out.
Norwegian hardcore/punk label now has all of their various cassette releases (Dark Times/Drugged SS/Problems/etc.) up on Bandcamp for streaming/download: https://ormeyngel.bandcamp.com/
The new Emil Jensen/Familjen collaboration single "Nyår" now has a video.
Coming very soon, new music from Blessings -- an excellent new-ish hardcore/doom project featuring members from Dead Vows/Scraps of Tape/Chester Copperpot/more: https://thetrueblessings.tumblr.com/
New quality Swedish pop, officially due out on January 16.